butternut

See also: Butternut

English
Butternut (tree)

Etymology

butter +‎ nut

Noun

butternut (countable and uncountable, plural butternuts)

  1. A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
  2. The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
  3. The nut of this walnut tree.
  4. A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
  5. The souari nut.
  6. (informal outside South Africa) Butternut squash.
    He made a delicious butternut soup.

Translations
butternut squash — see butternut squash

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